Nordic Council Literature Prize 2022: Meet the nominees at the Helsinki book fair

30.10.22 | Event
The nominees for the Nordic Council Literature Prize 2022
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norden.org
The authors nominated for the 2022 Nordic Council Literature Prize will visit the Helsinki book fair on Sunday 30 October.

Information

Dates
30.10.2022
Time
02:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Location

Helsinki book fair
Messukeskus
Messuaukio
Helsinki
Finland

Type
Event

The audience will get to find out more about some of today’s most interesting authors from the length and breadth of the Nordic Region by way of three panel discussions. They’ll be interviewed by Finnish author Juha Itkonen, who was nominated for the 2020 prize, and Yukiko Duke from Sweden.

The participating authors are:

  • Solvej Balle (Denmark)
  • Rakel Haslund-Gjerrild (Denmark)
  • Kristina Carlson (Finland)
  • Kaj Korkea-aho (Finland)
  • Beinir Bergsson (Faroe Islands)
  • Jessie Kleemann (Greenland)
  • Elísabet Jökulsdóttir (Iceland)
  • Inghill Johansen (Norway)
  • Mary Ailonieida Sómban Mari (Sápmi, Norway)
  • Karin Erlandsson (Åland)

The Nordic Council Literature Prize will be awarded in Helsinki in conjunction with the Session of the Nordic Council on Tuesday 1 November.